Shingle guide



W. LEONARD April 10, 1934.

S'HINGLE GUIDE Filed June 2, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Wj lliannl L eonard Pm and KM ATTORNEYS.

April 10, 1934.

IHHH W. LEONARD SHINGLE GUIDE Filed June 2, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MHHHH' INVENTOR. WII/Iam Leonard A TTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 10, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT? OFFICE SHINGLE GUIDE New York, N. Y.

Application June 2, 1931, Serial No. 541,584

7 Claims.

This invention relates to building equipment and more particularly to a guide for laying shingles and the like, said invention being an improvement over that illustrated and described in my copending application Serial Number 513,519,

filed February 5, 1931.

Heretofore guides of various character have been used for aiding in the laying of shingles and the like, but all of such mechanisms have possessed inherent disadvantages either in manufacture, use or in the cost of the same. The object of the present invention is to provide an improved mechanism for use as a guide in laying shingles, such mechanism being simple, efficient, and inexpensive to manufacture.

The mechanism of the present invention overcomes the objections found in former devices by providing a pair of standards which may be secured to the surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, and slidable on such standards are guide bar carrying brackets. The standards are so constructed as to have extending from a surface thereof a plurality of spaced wing members with which a dog, pivotally secured to each carrier, makes engagement for properly positioning the guide bar. A portion of each guide bar carrier is telescopic with relation to another portion so that after a row of shingles has been laid, the guide bar can be withdrawn from underneath the laid shingles and moved into position, determining the location of another layer. This telescopic portion is so constructed and equipped as to be normally forced away from the upright standard so that the guide bar is held pressed against the shingle surface while a layer of shingles is being laid. Other features and objects of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following detailed description read in the light of the accompanying drawings,- wherein Fig. 1 is an isometric view of an installation of the present .invention showing a form thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken substantially on lines 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is'a section taken substantially on lines 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the lines 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, the mechanism 1 of the invention comprises a pair of standards 10 which may be of columnar formcomposed of metallic members so secured together as to provide a substantially hollow structure. Extending from each end of the standards 10 are pins 11 threaded for the reception of wing nuts 12.

The standards 10 may be secured to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom through the agency of upper and lower brackets 13 and 14 respectively. An angularly extending portion of each bracket 13 and 14 is provided with a slot through which the respective pins 11 extend, the arrangement providing a pin and slot set-up for adjusting the position of the standards 10 relative to the surface to which the brackets are secured.

Each columnar standard 10 has a plurality of angularly outwardly extending wing members 15 punched from one surface thereof. The wings 15 are punched from the intermediate portion of a surface of the standard so that bearing faces 16 are provided on each side of the aligned wings and coextensive in length with the standard.

Slidable along each standard 10 is a bracket member designated generally by the numeral 20, such bracket having as a part a substantially hollow frame 21 provided at an intermediate part with shoulders 22, such shoulders being so positioned as to bear against bearing surfaces 15 of the standard. As will be observed in Fig. 3, the inside dimension of the frame 21 with its shoulders 22, is such that a portion thereof fits closely around the standard 10, and the frame is of such depth that this fitting around the standard provides bearing surfaces long enough to overcome any tendency to sag in the carrier.

Pivotally secured in the frame 21 by means of a pin 24 is a dog 25 having a part thereof extending through an opening 26 in one surface. of the frame. The outer end of the dog 25 is provided with extensions 27 forming an operating handle 9 therefor. The end of the dog 25 within the frame 21 is of such length as to if extend into the line of wing members 15, but is not long enough to reach the surface of standard 10.

Extending outwardly from the frame 21 is a bar 30 around which fits a member 31 having a flange 32 extending upwardly therefrom at the outer end and provided with a flanged shoulder 33 opposite therefrom, such flange and flanged shoulder forming a channel for the reception of a guide bar 34. The guide bar 34 may be composed of two angle irons secured together in any suitable manner, but so secured together as to have tongues 35 extending from diagonally opposite corners. As shown clearly in Fig. 2,,the guide bar 34fits in its channel with some space between the flange of shoulder 33 and the tongue 35. Such space permits raising or lowering of one end of the bar 34 relative to the other.

The member 31 has in opposite sides thereof slots through which extend a pin 40 which passes through the bar 30 and is fastened therein. The end of bar 30 is hollowed out for a considerable distance, such hollowed out portion forming a seat for a spring 41, one end of which bears against the inside end of the member 31. The purpose of such spring is to force member 31 with guide bar 34 outwardly, under normal conditions the limits of outward movement being defined by engagement of pin 40 with the slots in the sides of member 31.

The operation and use of the invention illustrated is substantially as follows:

The brackets 13 and 14 maybe secured to the surface to be shingled by means of nails or the like and the standards 10 are then positioned with the pins 11 fitting in the slots of the brackets and when properly positioned, the standards may be locked in place by tightening the wing nuts 12.

With the standards properly aligned relative to the surface to be shingled, the guide bar 34 may be positioned by sliding the carriers 20 along the standards to the proper point. It will be evident from inspection of the drawings that the carriers may be moved upwardly on the standards without any difiiculty since the dogs 25 dip as the ends thereof strike wings 15, permitting the end of the dogs to ride over these wings. As soon as they have passed the wings, however, downward movement of the carriers is prevented by engagement of one end of dogs 25 with wings 15, the other end of the dog being stopped by the lower edge of the slot 26 in frame 21.

With the guide bar 34 properly positioned, shingles may be laid by resting the lower edge on the bar and then securing the shingle to the surface. Undesired movement of guide bar 34 during the laying of the shingles is prevented by reason of spring 41 forcing the member 31 outwardly away from the standards 10 and against the shingled surface. As soon as the row of shingles has been laid the guide bar 34 may be withdrawn by merely pulling it away from the surface, the springs being of such strength as to permit this movement readily. With the bar moved out from under the laid row of shingles, either end thereof may be moved upwardly to a new position by merely sliding the proper carrier upwardly along its standard. This movement of one end relative to the other is permitted, as

pointed out before, by reason of the space between the flange of shoulder 33 and the lower tongue 35 of bar 34. When both carriers have been moved to the proper position as defined by one of the wings 15, another row of shingles may be laid as before.

If by any chance it is desired to lower the bar before reaching the top of the standards, such lowering may be accomplished by merely swinging the respective dogs 25 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, after which the carriers may be lowered to any desired position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the present invention provides an improved mechanism for aiding in the laying of shingles and it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the illustrated embodiment, being capable of modification, but is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A guide for laying shingles and the like comprising a pair of standards, means for securing said standards to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, a plurality of spaced wing members extending rigidly from said standards, brackets slidable along said standards and each having an arm extending toward the surface to be shingled, a member movably secured to each bracket for selective engagement with said wing members, a guide bar carried by said bracket arms, and means for yieldingly forcing said guide bar toward the surface to be shingled.

2. A guide for laying shingles and the like comprising a pair of columnar metallic standards, means for securing said standards to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, a plurality of angularly outwardly extending wing members punched from a surface of each of said standards, brackets slidable along said standards and each having an arm extending toward the surface to be shingled, a member movably secured to each bracket for selective engagement with said wing members, a guide bar carried by said bracket arms, and means for yieldingly forcing said guide bar toward the surface to be shingled.

3. A guide for laying shingles and the like comprising a pair of standards, means for securing said standards to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, a bracket slidable on each standard, means for limiting sliding of said brackets normally to one direction, an end portion of each bracket being telescopic relative to another portion thereof, resilient means normally forcing said end portions outwardly, and a guide bar carried by said end portions.

4. A guide for laying shingles and the like comprising a pair of standards, means for securing said standards to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, a plurality of spaced wing members extending rigidly from said standards, brackets slidable along said standards, an end portion of each bracket being telescopic relative to another portion thereof, resilient means normally forcing said end portion outwardly, a

member movably secured to each bracket for 5 selective engagement with said wing members, and a guide bar carried by said end portions.

5. A guide for laying shingles and the like comprising a pair of standards, means for securing said standards to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, a plurality of spaced wing members extending rigidly from said standards, brackets slidable along said standards, an end portion of each bracket being telescopic relative to another portion thereof, resilient means normally forcing said end portion outwardly, a dog pivotally secured to each bracket for selective engagement with said wing members, a guide bar carried by said end portions, and means for supporting said guide bar on said brackets and for limiting relative movement between the guide bar and the brackets to movement lengthwise of the guide bar.

6. A guide for laying shingles and the like comprising a pair ofcolumnar metallic standards,

means for securing said standards to a surface to be shingled at desired distances therefrom, a plurality of angularly outwardly extending wing members punched from a surface of each of saidv engagement with said wing members, a guide bar carried by said brackets, and means for supporting said guide bar on said brackets and for limiting relative movement between the guide bar and the brackets to movement lengthwise of the guide bar.

WILLIAM LEONARD. 

